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Week starting Sunday, June 1, 2014

Degas: A New Vision offers the most significant international survey in nearly 30 years of the work of Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas. The MFAH is the only U.S. venue for this exhibition, which assembles some 200 works from public and private collections around the world.

What did it mean to be a Modernist artist in the first quarter of the 20th century? On this 45-minute tour, explore the exhibition Alexander Archipenko: The Berlin Drawings, as well as other works in[…]

Art Improv takes place on select first Sundays throughout the year. Families choose a work of art anywhere in the Museum and make friends with it—spend time sketching it, writing about it, and talking about[…]

Of all the great 20th-century ballerinas, Tanaquil Le Clercq (1929–2000) may have been the most transcendent. Tanny was the foremost dancer of the 1940s, captivating audiences around the world. She mesmerized choreographers—her elongated, race-horse physique[…]

The first week of courses for the summer semester begins today at the Glassell Junior School! The Junior School offers one-week summer classes for children ages 3 to 18. Choose from topics such as Drawing,[…]

Introduce children to the magic of art and literature in an intimate, house-museum setting. Storytime Tours are fun and interactive, with tales that relate to themes highlighted in the Rienzi Collection. Admission is free. Reservations[…]

All ages and levels are welcome to draw in the galleries during Rienzi’s open sketching hours! The galleries hold treasures for every artist: space and light, interior design, historical narrative, decorative motifs, reflective surfaces, intriguing[…]

Travel the world on foot—all within the Museum! France, India, Egypt, and China are only some of the countries represented in the galleries. In just 45 minutes, discover both commonalities and differences in art from[…]